I have looked around for a while (although I am admittedly not fluent in legal or chemistry terminology) but I haven't found any sort of Analog act for Canada.
It seems like there is conflicting data.. some government sites state that they need to make more research chemicals illegal while other sites say all "legal highs" and "designer drugs" are illegal, which is silly, because legal highs range from herbs to super potent opiates and everything in between. Does this mean nutmeg is illegal? gasoline? Where is the line drawn?
But at the same time they are scheduling certain drugs and law enforcement is treating samples (of all sorts of drugs: herbal, pure chemicals, pills, tabs etc.) that do not contain those chemicals as supplements. Most articles even from government sites made no mention of research chemicals or other "legal highs". So why would they schedule some drugs if all "legal highs" are in fact illegal? And why go so far as adding so many salts esters and other variations of common drugs to the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act if we did have an Analog Act? Some recently scheduled drugs include methylone, mephedrone and MDPV, which would all be illegal already if we had a functional Analog Act. One section even specifically excludes LSA from scheduling!
if anyone has any extra information I would be happy to hear it, whether it be from a political, chemical, legal or international viewpoint.
where I got some of my information
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/35939a-eng.php
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/what-are-bath-salts-a-look-at-canada-s-newest-illegal-drug-1.1143407
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/362/ille/rep/rep-nov98-e.htm
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-38.8/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Act
and a couple doctors, police and a lawyer.
It seems like there is conflicting data.. some government sites state that they need to make more research chemicals illegal while other sites say all "legal highs" and "designer drugs" are illegal, which is silly, because legal highs range from herbs to super potent opiates and everything in between. Does this mean nutmeg is illegal? gasoline? Where is the line drawn?
But at the same time they are scheduling certain drugs and law enforcement is treating samples (of all sorts of drugs: herbal, pure chemicals, pills, tabs etc.) that do not contain those chemicals as supplements. Most articles even from government sites made no mention of research chemicals or other "legal highs". So why would they schedule some drugs if all "legal highs" are in fact illegal? And why go so far as adding so many salts esters and other variations of common drugs to the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act if we did have an Analog Act? Some recently scheduled drugs include methylone, mephedrone and MDPV, which would all be illegal already if we had a functional Analog Act. One section even specifically excludes LSA from scheduling!
if anyone has any extra information I would be happy to hear it, whether it be from a political, chemical, legal or international viewpoint.
where I got some of my information
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/35939a-eng.php
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/what-are-bath-salts-a-look-at-canada-s-newest-illegal-drug-1.1143407
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/362/ille/rep/rep-nov98-e.htm
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-38.8/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Act
and a couple doctors, police and a lawyer.